O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums, Ms1995-021, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Whitley, O. Gaines, Sr.
Abstract:
The O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums contain photographic materials from the
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums, Ms1995-021, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., a native of Albemarle, North Carolina, was a surveyor for the Norfolk & Western Railway Company in 1912, and he compiled two albums of photographs taken while surveying property for the railroad in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Most images are unidentified.

Biographical / historical:

O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., a native of Albemarle, North Carolina, was a surveyor for the Norfolk & Western Railway Company in 1912.

Acquisition information:
The O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums were donated to Special Collections in December 1995.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums was completed in May 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Railroad
Photographs